You’re Not Joining the 100kg Deadlift Club on Soggy PB Sandwiches and Good Vibes
Let’s get one thing straight:
You don’t pull 100kg off the floor with toddler scraps and the occasional cold coffee.
Yet so many mums training for strength—lifting heavy, chasing performance goals, showing up at the gym with serious intent—are doing it under-fuelled, under-nourished, and over-stretched.
And it’s not because we don’t care.
It’s because we’ve been conditioned to believe that motherhood means self-sacrifice. That fuelling ourselves comes last. That if the kids are fed and moving and alive, that’s the only nutrition success that counts.
But here’s the truth:
You will not become the strongest version of yourself on soggy peanut butter crusts and good vibes as strong as your pelvic floor.
Even if you’ve been hitting your sets. Even if you think you’re fine.
Let’s break it down:
1. Lifting Needs Fuel
Muscle doesn’t grow without protein. Performance doesn’t peak without glycogen. And you sure as hell won’t PR in your deadlift when you’ve skipped breakfast and snacked on leftover dinosaur nuggets.
Lifting heavy is a stress on the body. You need to meet that stress with recovery and fuel—not restrict it in the name of discipline.
2. Mums Have Different Needs
You are not a 90kg dude on a bro split.
You’re a mum. You may be breastfeeding. You might be chasing a toddler while sleep-deprived. Your cortisol is already high. Your nutrient stores might be depleted from pregnancy and birth.
Training hard while under-fuelling leads to:
Hormonal disruption
Plateaus and poor recovery
Injury, burnout, and straight-up rage
3. Stop Wearing Hunger Like a Badge of Honour
We get praised for how little we eat. How “disciplined” we are. How “committed.” But if your energy’s crashing mid-session, your recovery sucks, or you feel broken at 3pm—it’s not commitment. It’s starvation disguised as strength.
4. What to Do Instead
Fuel like the athlete you are. Period.
If you want to join the 100kg deadlift club:
Eat enough protein (at least 1.6g per kg body weight per day)
Don’t skip carbs—especially before training
Add creatine + beta alanine daily for strength and endurance
Ditch the dodgy pre-workout—a double espresso with honey (and real food!) win every time
Final Word
You are strong. You are powerful. You deserve to feel that way inside and out—not just on the barbell, but in your body and brain.
That 100kg deadlift?
It’s coming.
But it starts in your kitchen.
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